After finally settling the matter, the next day, Lu Hai went to the brigade to borrow a donkey cart. Then Su Su, the three boys and Lu's mother went to the commune together.
This family handed it over to Mr. Lu first. After all, they were afraid that they would not be able to sell the goods on the first day, and they did not know the price very well.
Su Su used to go to the night market when she was in college, so she is very familiar with the route.
They found a small market and laid out four sacks, then placed the two bags of shoes they brought with them one pair at a time on top. To make the shoes look fresher, they spent half the night polishing them, and now they look brand new.
After the items were put on the table, the four members of the Lu family looked at Su Su and thought they really didn't know how to sell them.
Su Su cleared her throat and said, "Come and have a look. We are giving away shoes in bulk. There are shoes for men, women, and children. They are on sale at a low price of four yuan a pair. There are also pure leather shoes, which are high-end goods. You won't lose money if you buy them. Come and have a look and choose."
Actually, I only needed to shout at the beginning. After everyone knew that I was selling shoes here, they all came to ask. Of course, I still had to shout from time to time, otherwise no one would know that I was selling off the goods.
At first, there were only a few people coming. Actually, these shoes at four yuan a pair are not cheap, but if they are cotton shoes, it is a different story. Cotton shoes are more expensive than single shoes, and no one dares to buy them because they are too expensive. But since cotton shoes are sold at the price of single shoes, many people came to see them, and more and more people came.
Su Su felt her throat was dry, she couldn't help but glance at Lu Hai and said, "You shout."
Lu Hai was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head. Finally, he cleared his throat like Su Su and said, "Come and see, there are a lot of shoes for sale, including men's, women's and children's. They are on sale at a low price."
The sound was not loud, but at least it was shouted out.
Su Su felt that she might not have to come tomorrow. If she could call out the first time, she would be able to call out the second and third time. After all, he was a big boy now, and she didn't need to worry anymore.
The other two kids probably wanted to have fun, so they followed suit. Strength comes in numbers, and soon someone picked out a pair of shoes and asked the price. Su Su saw that they were a pair of small leather shoes, so she said, "This is a pair of pure leather, but we are selling them off, so the price is the same as other shoes, four yuan."
“Isn’t it a bit expensive?”
"The shoes you chose are small leather shoes. If you choose something else, we might give you a discount. Leather is always expensive. And look at the leather quality. It can be worn for years without any problem. It's also warm." After all, Su Su had sold things before so she had some experience. She couldn't lower the price all at once, otherwise the price might get lowered more and more.
There was no such thing as price reduction in that era, so the young-looking girl thought for a long time before trying the shoes on and then wearing them away.
I have to say that the leather shoes of this era are very hard, but they do look good when worn.
After the girl put on the shoes and left, some people started to get interested. After all, in this era, people always want to wear something nice when going out so as not to be laughed at by others. The shoes they bought must be better than those made at home, and the price is not too expensive.
In this way, many more people asked about it, and soon four or five pairs of shoes were sold. Mother Lu was stunned. She knew the bottom price. Some of the shoes cost three yuan, and some cost two yuan. It didn't take long for her to earn six or seven yuan.
No wonder my son once said that she was good at saving money, it turned out to be true.
Saving money is addictive, and everyone gets excited when they see profits. Su Su only worked for a whole morning and had to go back home, as the farmhouse at home needed someone to take care of it. Although her father-in-law was there, given the carelessness of men, she might not even be able to drink a sip of hot water.
Luo's mother agreed to let her go back, and even found a bullock cart for her from the nearby village. However, she had to walk half a mile after getting off the cart, so it shouldn't be a big deal if she stayed away from the cart.
Su Su also bought some dates and wolfberries for Ruchuan, but she didn't know that the wolfberries of this era were all picked from the mountains, not grown at home, and the medicinal effect was really very good. She forced Ruchuan to drink the ones she bought before, but she was still worried. After all, the doctor said it was due to excessive blood loss, and she was really afraid that a grown man would suffer from anemia if he couldn't replenish his blood.
But she didn't know that the doctor only told her to drink dates and wolfberries in water because she was too worried. In fact, it was not necessary. Lichuan had a good physique, so there was no need for such supplements.
Su Su had no idea that people at that time were so tough. Before she traveled through the book, her father had been drinking wolfberry wine for several years.
When walking back home, I found that the house was a little cold. Then, Lu Chuan would read a book on the kang. When he heard Su Su coming back, he immediately closed the book and lay down.
"..." Su Su glared at him and said, "I saw everything. Why are you sitting up again?"
"I've only been sitting here for a while." He was also afraid sometimes. When he heard Su Su was back, his heartbeat quickened. This was the first time in all these years.
Su Su ignored him and went into the room to look at the water in the big teacup. There was nothing in it, and it was just cold water.
Without saying anything, she picked up the jar, poured out the water, put in dates, wolfberries, brown sugar, and hot water, and then brought it to him and said, "Why are you drinking cold water?"
"Dad made it for me."
"Why don't you ask him to pour you some hot water? Where's Dad?"
"I went to the village to play cards."
During the first month of the lunar year, the men in the village like to get together to play cards or something, after all, there is nothing to do.
"Have you eaten yet?"
"Not yet." For some reason, Ruichuan felt more and more guilty the more he spoke.
"If I hadn't come back quickly, you would have starved to death at home." Su Su felt that these old men were very careless. One treated his son like a weed, and the other was so casual that he didn't know how to take care of himself at all.
She had no choice but to take off her shoes, change her clothes and cook for Lu Chuan, and of course she also brought out Lu's father's portion. But farmers usually eat two meals during their free time, so there was still enough time.
Recently, under the personal instruction of Ruichuan, she has been able to make cornmeal pancakes, and of course she can also make stews. As expected, people change with the changing environment. She didn't know how to do anything before, but now she has learned almost everything.
After stewing some potato vermicelli and pasting about ten large cakes, Ruchuan leaned against the door frame while drinking water and said, "Why did you paste so many?"
"When mom and the others come back, they will definitely come to our house, and then we will eat together. We won't have to cook when they come back in the evening." As the fire was burning, a big hand touched the top of his head. Then, the somewhat gentle voice of Ruichuan sounded above his head, "Wife, you are so kind." He thought he might be lucky, otherwise how could he carry back such a beautiful, capable and filial wife from the mountains?
"That's because your family is nice." If they weren't nice, she would have left here long ago. It was also because of their nice family that she chose Ruchuan without hesitation.